Germany submitted the corresponding initiative to ministers from 18 European countries. The new program includes three core elements: unified criteria for recognizing a border situation as a crisis, accelerated return of illegal migrants, and the formation of a special task force that can be deployed to assist an affected country.

This discussion began against the backdrop of the Ceuta crisis in July. According to the Spanish government, more than 70,000 people crossed the border simultaneously at that time.

Back in early August, Ursula von der Leyen announced the preparation of new measures and the creation of an emergency response mechanism for such situations.